Chapter 3 – Securing PhoneGap Apps

In this chapter, you learn the various techniques in securing your PhoneGap/Cordova app. You also learn on server specific security precautions and Cordova specific security precaution techniques.

Security resources

The following are important links to references on various security threats and practices corncerning PhoneGap/Cordova apps:

• The Cordova whitelist guide: http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/edge/guide_appdev_whitelist_index.md.html#Whitelist%20Guide
• The Cordova security guide: http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/edge/guide_appdev_security_index.md.html#Security%20Guide
• The Client-Side security best practices: http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/client-side-security-best-practices--net-35677
• Open Web Application Security Project, or OWASP: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page
• The OWASP cheat sheets: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cheat_Sheets
• The OWASP XSS prevention cheat sheet: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XSS_(Cross_Site_Scripting)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet...